“Our commanders have tried to meet the deadline. There’s no denying that. We have gone all out. We have done all our best and we have been operating 24/7. This operation will continue at that phase, we will not change that,” ayon kay Padilla.

Gayunpaman, may­roon aniyang kum­plikasyon sa operasyon ng military.

“But again, complications have been coming out, and complications, what we mean by this is the continued use of the civilians, potential hostages that may still be in their hands, the use of places of worship, for one, which prevents us from going all out, and other factors that complicates the battle because of its urban terrain,” sabi ni Padilla.

“The basis for determination of any military action on the ground, will be the call of the commander. They are the ones who are fully aware of the situation, gravity of the…they face, as well as the solutions they have to address those,” dagdag ng opisyal.